Naval intelligence reports that 8 enemy vessels in a fleet of 21 are carrying nuclear weapons....

Naval intelligence reports that 8 enemy vessels in a fleet of 21 are carrying nuclear weapons. If 10 vessels are randomly targeted and destroyed, what is the probability that at least 7 vessels transporting nuclear weapons were destroyed? Express your answer as a fraction or a decimal number rounded to four decimal places.

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Probability = (8C7 * 13C3 + 8C8 * 13C2)/21C10

= 0.0067

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Naval intelligence reports that 8 enemy vessels in a fleet of 21 are carrying nuclear weapons....

Naval intelligence reports that 8 enemy vessels in a fleet of 21 are carrying nuclear weapons. If 10 vessels are randomly targeted and destroyed, what is the probability that at least 7 vessels transporting nuclear weapons were destroyed? Express your answer as a fraction or a decimal number rounded to four decimal places.

Naval intelligence reports that 5 enemy vessels in a fleet of 17 are carrying nuclear weapons....

Naval intelligence reports that 5 enemy vessels in a fleet of 17 are carrying nuclear weapons. If 7 vessels are randomly targeted and destroyed, what is the probability that no more than 1 vessel transporting nuclear weapons was destroyed? Express your answer as a fraction or a decimal number rounded to four decimal places.

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